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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2011
Martin P Keating, Plainfield, IL (US);
Kenneth C Yuergens, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Yosuke Kimpara, Fukuroi, JP;
Keith Honkala, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Martin P Keating, Plainfield, IL (US);
Kenneth C Yuergens, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Yosuke Kimpara, Fukuroi, JP;
Keith Honkala, Shelby Township, MI (US);
BorgWarner, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A clutch has an outer aluminum housing and an inner housing arranged coaxially with respect to one another to support a plurality of first and second alternating, interiorly arranged, radially extending, friction members for axial movement between engaged and disengaged positions. The outer aluminum housing can have a cylindrical side wall and a radially inwardly extending end wall. A plurality of spline teeth can be formed at angularly spaced locations along the cylindrical side wall. Each spline tooth can have radial wall portions extending inwardly and longitudinally terminating at a circumferential wall portion extending between the radial wall portions to define the spline teeth. A sheet metal liner can be wrapped around to form a continuous, generally cylindrical, corrugated ring with inwardly extending spline teeth covers connected to a collar.